The 26-year-old Oval Invincibles right-arm pacer Gus Atkinson has been pulled out of the ultimate of The Hundred 2024 by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as they proceed with their cautious strategy following the intense damage suffered by the red-ball captain Ben Stokes.
England suffered a colossal blow when Check skipper Ben Stokes suffered an damage whereas taking part in for Northern Superchargers in opposition to Manchester Originals in The Hundred. Whereas going for a single, he picked up an damage and fell on the bottom clutching his left leg. He was taken off the sphere shortly and was later noticed utilizing crutches to stroll.
When he underwent scans, it was revealed that Stokes had severely injured his left hamstring as he tore it and was dominated out of your complete competitors in addition to the Sri Lanka Check collection. In his place, the vice-captain of the crew, Ollie Pope, will take the cost in opposition to the Lankan Lions at dwelling.
Ben Stokes, in the meantime, will likely be aiming to make his comeback to cricket within the England tour of Pakistan 2024, which is about to start on October 7 in Multan.
On Friday, it was revealed that Gus Atkinson, who has solely featured as soon as for Oval Invincibles in 2024 and returned with figures of 0 for 28 in 10 balls, will likely be lacking The Hundred ultimate and becoming a member of Chris Woakes on the listing of gamers with whom ECB is taking a cautious strategy to keep away from any additional damage setbacks.
Gus Atkinson’s Oval Invincibles have booked a spot within the ultimate, because of their sensible performances all through the competitors. The summit conflict is about to be performed on August 18 at Lord’s Cricket Floor and Oval Invincibles will likely be taking over Southern Courageous or Birmingham Phoenix.
Gus Atkinson has been withdrawn, which is sort of comprehensible – Sam BillingsÂ
Sam Billings, the skipper of Oval Invincibles, talking forward of the ultimate stated that the ECB withdrawing Gus Atkinson from the ultimate forward of Sri Lanka Exams is comprehensible.Â
“Gus has been withdrawn, which is sort of comprehensible,” Sam Billings, the Invincibles’ captain, stated, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo. “It is disappointing for him however Saqib Mahmood has been phenomenal for us all event and confirmed his class the opposite evening. He’ll keep within the facet.”
“Jordan will likely be out there and I believe that is nice for him,” Billings stated. “I have been in that place earlier than the place as a younger participant, you get withdrawn and miss out on taking part in time. For anybody to play in a ultimate at Lord’s within the main home competitors within the nation, in entrance of a packed home is ideal preparation for worldwide cricket.”
Aside from Gus Atkinson, Oval Invincibles may even be lacking Spencer Johnson, who did not have an excellent competitors and later suffered an damage that has dominated him out of Australia’s UK tour.
Coming again to Gus Atkinson, he was completely sensational for England Nationwide Cricket Group in his debut Check collection, which was additionally the final time James Anderson donned the England Check jersey.
Within the collection in opposition to West Indies at dwelling, Atkinson picked up 22 wickets and bagged the Participant of the Sequence award. In different information, Jofra Archer, who can also be being managed by ECB, is predicted to be out there for each Eliminator and Closing.
